Bill Text: IL SR1147 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Gerald Evans Gill of Michigan, formerly of Virginia, Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR1147 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR1147-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of Gerald Evans Gill of Michigan, | ||||||
4 | formerly of Virginia, Illinois, who passed away on July 23, | ||||||
5 | 2022; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Gerald Gill was born in Cass County on July 19, | ||||||
7 | 1931; he graduated from Virginia High School; he completed his | ||||||
8 | higher education through Knox College and the University of | ||||||
9 | Miami; he served in the U.S. Navy; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Gerald Gill was the founder and board chairman of | ||||||
11 | CassComm; he began his career in farming and sales; while | ||||||
12 | managing his Virginia-based family business, the Cass County | ||||||
13 | Telephone Company (CCTC), he recognized the importance of | ||||||
14 | emerging cable television technology in the 1960s; he created | ||||||
15 | Cass Community Antenna Television, Inc. (CATV) to serve | ||||||
16 | Beardstown in 1965, which would eventually become a cable | ||||||
17 | television service; over the years, his companies grew into | ||||||
18 | CassComm, becoming a provider of telephone, television, long | ||||||
19 | distance, and internet service to more than 30 communities in | ||||||
20 | central Illinois; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Gerald Gill was a true pioneer in the | ||||||
22 | telecommunications industry, with success in building, |
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1 | purchasing, upgrading, and selling cable television systems | ||||||
2 | nationwide, along with his many other business investments and | ||||||
3 | ventures; he actively participated in every aspect of the | ||||||
4 | business until his passing; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Gerald Gill was known for being a connoisseur of | ||||||
6 | living well and making others feel special; he will be | ||||||
7 | remembered for his love of life, family, sailing, and | ||||||
8 | adventure; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Gerald Gill is survived by his wife, Mary; his | ||||||
10 | son, Gerald S. Gill; his sister, Wendy; and a host of | ||||||
11 | grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews; | ||||||
12 | therefore, be it
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13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
15 | Gerald Evans Gill and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
16 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
17 | further
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18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
19 | presented to the family of Gerald Gill as an expression of our | ||||||
20 | deepest sympathy.
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